Hunger Driving Thousands of South Sudanese to Flee to Sudan

The United Nations refugee agency reports hunger as well as ongoing conflict are driving tens of thousands of South Sudanese to flee their war-torn country into Sudan in search of food and security. The United Nations reports 2.3 million people in South Sudan have been forced to flee their homes since civil war erupted in December 2013. Nearly three-quarters of a million of those displaced have gone to neighboring countries as refugees. While conflict and violence have...

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